diff --git a/debugger.go b/debugger.go
index 6481e5d..f7a6aca 100644
--- a/debugger.go
+++ b/debugger.go
@@ -5,13 +5,11 @@ package main
 */
 
 import (
-	"go.wit.com/gui"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/debugger"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
 func init() {
-	gui.InitArg()
 	if debugger.ArgDebug() {
 		log.Info("cmd line --debugger == true")
 		go func() {
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index bc1092b..dcb5803 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ func getVersion(repo *gitpb.Repo, name string) string {
 
 func main() {
 	me = new(mainType)
+	gui.InitArg()
 	me.pp = arg.MustParse(&argv)
 
 	if argv.Bash {
diff --git a/doHowto.go b/windowHowto.go
similarity index 66%
rename from doHowto.go
rename to windowHowto.go
index f9d220d..31b07a0 100644
--- a/doHowto.go
+++ b/windowHowto.go
@@ -49,37 +49,53 @@ func makeHowtoWin() *genericWindow {
 			cmd := []string{"go", "install", "go.wit.com/apps/go-clone@latest"}
 			shell.RunRealtime(cmd)
 		}
-		if path, err := fhelp.CheckCmd("go-clone2"); err != nil {
-			log.Info("go-clone2 missing", path, err)
+		if _, err := fhelp.CheckCmd("autogenpb"); err != nil {
+			cmd := []string{"go", "install", "go.wit.com/apps/autogenpb@latest"}
+			shell.RunRealtime(cmd)
+		}
+		if _, err := fhelp.CheckCmd("go-mod-clean"); err != nil {
+			cmd := []string{"go", "install", "go.wit.com/apps/go-mod-clean@latest"}
+			shell.RunRealtime(cmd)
 		}
 		if path, err := fhelp.CheckCmd("go-clone"); err != nil {
 			log.Info("can't prep build. you probably need ~/go/bin in your PATH", path, err)
 			return
 		}
+		var basecmd []string
 		var cmd []string
 		if me.forge.IsGoWork() {
-			cmd = []string{"go-clone", "--work", "--recursive"}
+			log.Info("NOT GO WORK")
+			basecmd = []string{"go-clone", "--work", "--recursive"}
 		} else {
-			cmd = []string{"go-clone", "--recursive"}
+			log.Info("IS GO WORK")
+			basecmd = []string{"go-clone", "--recursive"}
 		}
+		// log.Info("Running:", cmd)
+		// shell.RunRealtime(cmd)
+
+		cmd = append(basecmd, "go.wit.com/apps/go-mod-clean")
 		log.Info("Running:", cmd)
 		shell.RunRealtime(cmd)
 
-		cmd = []string{"go-clone", "--recursive", "go.wit.com/apps/go-mod-clean"}
+		cmd = append(basecmd, "go.wit.com/apps/forge")
 		log.Info("Running:", cmd)
 		shell.RunRealtime(cmd)
 
-		cmd = []string{"go-clone", "--recursive", "go.wit.com/apps/forge"}
+		cmd = append(basecmd, "go.wit.com/toolkits/gocui")
 		log.Info("Running:", cmd)
 		shell.RunRealtime(cmd)
 
-		cmd = []string{"go-clone", "--recursive", "go.wit.com/toolkits/gocui"}
+		cmd = append(basecmd, "go.wit.com/toolkits/andlabs")
 		log.Info("Running:", cmd)
 		shell.RunRealtime(cmd)
 
-		cmd = []string{"go-clone", "--recursive", "go.wit.com/toolkits/andlabs"}
-		log.Info("Running:", cmd)
-		shell.RunRealtime(cmd)
+		// should, after go-clone, be able to go build
+		/*
+			repo := me.forge.FindByGoPath("go.wit.com/lib/proto/forgepb")
+			if repo != nil {
+				repo.RunVerbose([]string{"autogenpb"})
+			}
+		*/
 	})
 	return howtoWin
 }